play up
英 [pleɪ ʌp]
美 [pleɪ ʌp]
强调…的重要性; 夸大; 渲染; （机器、身体部位等）（给…）制造麻烦，（使）痛苦; （小孩）淘气，不听话
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 强调…的重要性；夸大；渲染
If youplay upsomething, you emphasize it and try to make people believe that it is important.- The media played up the prospects for a settlement...
媒体夸大了达成和解的可能性。 - His Japanese ancestry has been played up by some of his opponents.
他的日本血统被一些对手大肆渲染。
- The media played up the prospects for a settlement...
- PHRASAL VERB （机器、身体部位等）（给…）制造麻烦，（使）痛苦
If something such as a machine or a part of your bodyis playing uporis playingyouup, it is causing problems because it is not working properly.- The engine had been playing up...
发动机一直有问题。 - It was his back playing him up.
是他的后背在作痛。
- The engine had been playing up...
- PHRASAL VERB （小孩）淘气，不听话
When childrenplay up, they are naughty and difficult to control.- Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
帕特里克常常明知我手忙脚乱还要调皮捣蛋。
- Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
英英释义
verb
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
- ingratiate oneself to
- She is playing up to the chairman
双语例句
- Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
帕特里克常常明知我手忙脚乱还要调皮捣蛋。 - She likes to play up her part in the deal.
她喜欢在交易中强调自己的作用。 - I know you try to play down my part in the affair and play up your own.
我知道你有意贬低我在这件事中起的作用，而抬高你自己。 - An attempt was made to play up the president's role in settling the crisis.
正做出努力来宣扬总统在解决危机中的作用。 - Do not let the children play up.
别让孩子们淘气。 - I don't have to play up that stuff.
我并没有渲染这个东西。 - She tried to play down his part in the affair and play up her own.
她想贬低他在这件事里起的作用，夸大自己的作用。 - In the interview you should play up your experience of working abroad.
在面试时，你应该刻意凸显你在国外的工作经验。 - United moved Giggs to play up front.
联队将吉格斯移上去踢前锋。 - And want our friends to sing dance, play up the pleasure.
我们要和朋友们跳舞唱歌，渲染喜悦。